Gear Locations

This page provides up to date information on static gear operations within a particular sea area. Please note that the specified areas are for information only. We strongly suggest that mobile operators working in close proximity to the areas make contact with the vessel/s concerned in order to determine the precise locations of the static gear.

We work to encourage mutual respect between all sectors of the industry so as to avoid spatial conflict.

It is important that static gear is correctly marked; information regarding marking can be found here and here.

In May 2018, the Scottish Government announced new measures to improve requirements for static gear within 12 nm of Scottish baselines. It entails:

  • Issuing guidance setting out best practice for marking static gear
  • Introducing legislation to prevent marking gear with inappropriate items such as milk cartons and netted footballs
  • Requiring licensed fishermen to mark buoys etc. with the PLN
  • Requiring unlicensed fishermen to mark gear with a unique reference number provided by Marine Scotland

Please note, in order to update our website with new creel co-ordinates the following template (which can be found here) must be completed and sent to lianne@swfpa.com.

Aurora AH 17, Asterion AH 15 & Ashley AH 90 – 08.07.2025

8th July 20251751929200000 || 1751929200

Soph Ash Jay 3 LH 60 & Jas N 3 LH 50 – 08.07.2025

8th July 20251751929200000 || 1751929200

Boy Gordon A 441 – 07.07.2025

7th July 20251751842800000 || 1751842800

Still Game LH 222 Creels – 03.07.2025

3rd July 20251751497200000 || 1751497200

Freedom B & Sophy Rose – 01.07.2025

1st July 20251751324400000 || 1751324400

Sienna DE 1 – 01.07.2025

1st July 20251751324400000 || 1751324400

North Star WK 673 – 26.06.2025

26th June 20251750892400000 || 1750892400

Bella B LH 111 – 18.06.2025

18th June 20251750201200000 || 1750201200

Peterhead Creel Agreement

25th March 20241711324800000 || 1711324800